The investigation was part of and included members of the DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (“HIDTA”) Task Force, which includes several of the above mentioned agencies. The charges arose from a joint investigation led by the DEA Oklahoma City District Office along with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the United States Marshals Service, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Mayes County Sheriff’s Office, the District 18 District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, the Rogers County District Attorney's Office, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Office of the Inspector General, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Tahlequah Police Department, the Muskogee Police Department, the Tulsa Police Department, the Broken Arrow Police Department, the Miami Police Department, the Oklahoma City Police Department, the Norman Police Department, and the Edmond Police Department. This investigation has had a devastating effect on this particular organization’s ability to make money though the distribution of illegal drugs and has undoubtedly made a positive impact on Northeastern Oklahoma.” The DTO was sourced from Transnational Criminal Organizations based in Mexico and distributed throughout Northeastern Oklahoma, and parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. “Annually, this distribution organization was responsible for hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine plaguing our streets. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA operations in Oklahoma. “Through the cooperation of countless law enforcement partners in Oklahoma, DEA Tulsa’s HIDTA Task Force was able to dismantle one of the most significant and reliable methamphetamine distribution organizations operating in Eastern Oklahoma.” stated Eduardo A. The indictment alleges the conspiracy began in June 2019. All nineteen defendants were indicted for Drug Conspiracy with some indicted for other charges related to the conspiracy such as Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute, Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. The indictment alleges the defendants conspired to acquire and distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Oklahoma as well as other locations. A copy of the full indictment can be found online at go.usa.gov/x7kAM. Two of the nineteen defendants indicted are also charged with federal firearm offenses carrying punishment of not more than 10 years imprisonment, and up to a $250,000 fine or both. Federal charges for Drug Conspiracy is punishable by not less than 10 years imprisonment, and up to a $10,000,000 fine or both. – The DEA Oklahoma City office announced that nineteen defendants have been indicted and arrested for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and elsewhere.
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